TG Ong Professional Experience Summary

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Professional Experience Summary
Thirty six (36) years working experience of which thirty two (32) years in
Oil & Gas and Petrochemical sectors. In 1983 he started his career in the
Oil and Gas sector with Det Norske Veritas (DNV) as a Process Safety
Engineer/Surveyor and was assigned one (1) year to Petronas Gas
Processing Plant (GPP1) site in Kerteh and 1.5 years at DNV head office in
Hervik, Norway. In 1988 he join Tenaga Ewbank Preece and was seconded
to Brunei Shell as a Senior Process/Facilities Engineer. After returning from
Brunei to Malaysia in 1990 he join Kvaerner Petrominco Engineering (KPE-
now Aker Solution) as Senior Process Engineer/Process Safety Specialist. In
1998 he left KPE and join Technip GeoProduction Malaysia as Technical
Safety Section Head and later as Technical Safety Head of Department
(HOD). One of his key contributions with Technip was to establish a
technical safety department well verse in Loss Prevention and Risk/Safety
studies. Besides his role as HOD and Technical Advisor he was Technical
Safety Lead engineer for numerous Offshore, Onshore and Petrochemical
projects including floaters i.e. SPAR, FPSO, FLNG and TLP. In December
2015 he retired from Technip (presently taking 1 year break from O&G).
He has generated numerous Loss Prevention and Safety/ Risk studies for
both onshore and offshore installations which includes Major Accident Event
(MAE) Assessment, Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA), Fire and
Explosion Risk Analysis (FERA), Escape Evacuation Rescus Analysis
(EERS), Emergency System Survivalibility Analysis (ESSA), Temporary
Refuge Impairment Assessment (TRIA), Dropped Object Risk Analysis
(DORA), Ship Collision Risk Analysis (SCRA), ALARP Assessment,
SAFETY Case, etc. In 1994 he was instrumental in developing the first HSE
Case for Sarawak Shell. Amoung his other activities he facilitates HAZOP,
HAZID and MOPO workshops and on occasion carried out Process Hazard
Assessment (PHA) and Plant Safety Audits (the list of
Audits/HAZOP/HAZID/MOPO workshops carried out are presented
below). He was also involved in Asset Integrity – Process Safety Management
(AI-PSM) which includes Bow-tie Analysis, Safety Critical Element,
Performance Standards (SCE & PS) and Matrix of Permitted Operations
(MOPO).
He is in the Main College of Experts for Technip Worldwide in Process Safety
Design and was involved in SIRIM (Malaysia Standards) reviewing IEC
standards. He is also in the Industrial Advisory Panel (IAP) for University
Petronas, Chemical Faculty. He has presented papers internally for Technip
group, externally for IEC Committee and IChemE (Malaysia). He is a
Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia (BEM) and also
a Chartered Engineer with Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) UK.
- Bachelor of Science (Hons)
Control Engineering, University
of Kent, England
- Corporate Member (Chartered
Engineer) Institution of Chemical
Engineers, UK (reg. No 503288)
- Professional Engineer, Board of
Engineers, Malaysia (Reg. No
12579)
- Malaysian
- English, Fluent
- Bahasa Malaysia, Fair
- Chinese, Below Average
- 1955
- Hysim Process Simulation,
SIPM FRED, DNV PHAST,
Pipenet, Microsoft Office,
Lotus Note

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Special Skills -
HAZOP I HAZIDChairpersonand Safety Audits.
Some of the Workshops performedas HAZOP facilitator.
- Dulang-C in FieldDrilling Project for Petronas Carigali(PCSB);
- West Patricia Drilling and Production Topside Facilities for Murphy Oil;
- De-bottlenecking of Existing Water Disposal/ Water Injection Facilities for Thai SHELL;
- Tantawan and Benchamas Wellhead Platform for Chevron Offshore Thailand (COTL);
- Chim Sao North and South Satellite Platform for Premier Oil Vietnam;
- Sour Gas Removal Package for Petronas Carigali Turkmenistan Sdn Bhd (PCTSB);
- LNG Plant for Ningxia Hanas Project in China;
- Gas Separation Plant for PCTSB;
- Catalytic Cracker Gasoline Selective Hydro Desulphurisation Unit for ThaiOil Refinery;
- Diesel Hydrotreater Unit for Kerteh Refinery;
- Wellhead/MOPU West Diyarbekir Facilities for Petronas Carigali Turkmenistan;
- Sulphur Recovery Unit and Thiopaq Bloreactor Unit for Kerteh;
- Central Diyarbekir Faciliteis for Petronas Carigali Turkmenistan;
- Booster Compression for Korean National Oil Corporation.
Studies performed as HAZID facilitator/PHA/MOPO and Safety Auditor
- Safety Audit for CCM fertilizer plants inShah Alam and Pasir Gudang, Malaysia;
- Tank Farm for Petronas Refinery Malacca PSR2, Malaysia;
- Safety Audit for Power Plant for Eastern Power and Electric Company in Thailand;
- PHAAuditforEXXONMOBILMalaysiaoffshore platform(TAPIS-B);
- Bongkot 4A Drilling, Production and C02 Removal platforms for PTTEP, Thailand;
- Belud wellhead/Riser and FPSO for Carigali Hess, Malaysia;
- Gas Evacuation Project for TransThai/Malaysia;
- Petronas Floating LNG Project;
- Malikai TLP Project for Sabah Shell Petroleum Co;
- Wellhead remote platform, North Malay Basin, Hess Malaysia;
- Onshore Gas Terminal Construction Phase for TOTAL MLJ project, Brunei;
- SK316 SIPCOM HAZID and MOPO for Petronas Carigali
Courses Attended and Guest Speaker
2013 Presenter/Speaker Malikai Tension Leg Platform (TLP) Formal Safety Assessment in Rome;
2011 Guest Speaker Fundamentals of Process Safety, IChemE Malaysia;
2009 Presenter/Speaker for Explosion Protection Conference for IEC Committee;
2007 Failure Mode and Effect (Critical) Analysis (FMEA and FMECA);
1987 Safety, Risk and Reliability in Offshore Engineering;
1987 Safety Principles and Code Procedures;
1987 Materials Engineering and Corrosion Failures;
1984 Industrial and Offshore Systematics and Field Inspection;
1984 Quality Assurance Level III;
1984 Offshore Safety Orientation

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Detailed Professional Experience
TECHNIP GEOPRODUCTION SDN BHD (08/1998 – 12/2015)
Senior Manager, Head of Department (HOD), Technical Safety Lead/Principal Engineer
Responsibilities - In Technip, as HOD he oversee a department of 60 engineers, designers and draft
persons before handing over to his deputy HOD. Instrumental in developing
Technical/Process Safety competency for Technip Malaysia. His other role is
Technical Advisor (Main College of Expert for Process Safety) and Principal/Lead
Safety Engineer.
As principal/lead safety engineer has generated and lead his team in producing
numerous safety/risk project specifications, philosophies and studies i.e. Safety
Philosophies, HAZID, HAZOP, QRA, FERA, EERA, ESSA, DORA, ALARP
Assessment which forms part of the overall Formal Safety Assessment (FSA). His
other activities include AI-PSM which covers Human Factors Engineering (HFE),
SCE & PS and Plant Layout Methodology (PLM). He has generated numerous Safety
(HSE) Case for various Oil Operators including SHELL, Carigali Hess and Talisman.
In loss prevention design, he has generated hazardous area classification drawings and
schedules, fire zoning, escape routes, safety, firefighting and lifesaving appliances
layouts, firewater system P&IDs, line list, firewater and jockey pump datasheets,
firewater demand calculations, firewater line sizing, hydraulic and transient/surge
analysis for firewater systems. Preparation of requisition packages, technical bid
evaluation & vendor incorporation.
12/2012 – Present Client/Project Title: Sabah SHELL Petroleum Company (SSPC)/ Malikai Tension
Leg Platform (TLP). Engineering, procurement and commissioning of a TLP floating
drilling/production platform complete with topside facilities, hull, mooring system
with riser/tensioner wellhead systems.
Project Position: Lead Technical Safety Engineer
Responsibilities: Full Engineering Procurement Commissioning (EPC) scope which
includes development of safety philosophies, safety layout assessment, failure cases
definitions, MAE, FERA, EERA, ESSA, TRIA, QRA, Bow-tie, SCE &PS, ALARP
Assessment, Design and Operational HSE Case and Loss Prevention Design
including active and passive fire protection system.
05/2011-12/2012 Client/Project Title: Petronas/EPC for Petronas Floating LNG Project
Project Position: Lead Technical Safety Engineer
Responsibilities: Full Engineering Procurement Commissioning (EPC) scope,
developing and updating all Front End Engineering Design (FEED) project safety
and safety and loss prevention philosophies. Follow-up on all 3rd party safety studies
including FERA, EERA, ESSA, etc. Loss Prevention Design, HFE and development
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09/2010 - 11/2011 Client/Project Title: Carigali Hess Operating Company Sdn Bhd
Position: Lead Technical Safety Engineer
Responsibilities: Loss Prevention Design and generating risk/safety studies including
HAZID, QRA, SCE & PS, etc.
03/2010 - 04/2011 Client/Project Title: Chevron Australia Pty Ltd
Position: Technical Safety Advisor
Responsibilities: Technical Safety and Loss Prevention Design deliverables carried out
in Technip KL Operating Centre. The bulk of Technical Safety works were carried
out in Technip Perth.
09/2007 – 11/2009 Client/Project Title: Sarawak Shell Berhad, Conceptual and Detailed for F23VLAP
Compression Project
Responsibilities: Develop Formal Safety Assessment studies which include HAZID,
QRA, DORA, EERA, ESSA, SCE & PS, ALARP Assessment, PLM, HFE and
Design HSE Case.
08/2004 – 10/2006 Client/Project Title: Murphy Sabah Oil Company Ltd, EPCIC Dry Tree Unit for
Kikeh SPAR Project. Engineering, construction and installation of a SPAR floating
drilling platform for the Kikeh Area Development and located in 1,330m water depth
(first deepwater development project in Malaysia)
Position: Technical Advisor/Lead Technical Safety Engineer
Responsibilities: Loss prevention design including active and passive fire protection
system. Safety studies including QRA. Technical support for offshore commissioning
activities.
04/2003 – 04/2006 Client/Project Title: Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, East Area Project
Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning of facilities consisting
of LQ platform, Gas Compression platform, Riser platform and flare platform plus 3
interconnecting bridges.
Position: Technical Safety Advisor/Lead Technical Safety Engineer
Responsibilities: Detailed Engineering Design including Blast Assessment and
follow-up engineering including closing out of pinch list items during pre-
commissioning phase in Samsung Heavy Industry yard in Korea.
01/2004 – 01/2005 Client/Project Title: Talisman Malaysia Limited, Detailed Engineering Design of
Topside for Bunga Raya E (BR-E) CO2 Removal Platform.
Responsibilities: Overall responsible for safety and loss prevention design including
fire and gas detection layouts.

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07/2002 – 01/2003 Client/Project Title: China National Offshore Oil Company/FEED Design Chun
Xiao Gas Field Development.
Responsibilities: Optimization of Conceptual Studies and preparation of Basic
Engineering Packages to EPCIC bids covering Topsides, Jackets, Living Quarters,
Transportation, Installation, Submarine cable installation, etc. of 4 wellhead platforms
and 1 Central Processing Platform & associated facilities.
06/2001 – 01/2003 Client/Project Title: Lundin Malaysia Limited/Bunga Raya B Wellhead Riser
Platform. Engineering Procurement Construction of a bridged link Wellhead/Riser
platform to BR-A CPP Platform.
Responsibilities: Responsible for safety and loss prevention design up till first gas.
11/2001 – 06/2004 Client/Project Title: China Shell Petroleum Company/Shell Nanhai SMPO Polyols
Project. Detail Engineering SMPO/Polyols.
Position: HSE Advisor
Responsibilities: HSE Advisor and follow-up on environmental/ALARP/Bow Tie
Assessment.
12/2000 – 07/2002 Client/Project Title: Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB)/Conceptual and Detailed Design of
M1 Expansion and JNDR-A to M1DR-A Pipeline/ Conceptual and Detailed Design
of Jintan Drilling/Riser Platform (JNDR-A)
Responsibilities: Carried out Formal Safety Assessment studies which include
upgrading M1 fire/blast wall to latest International Standards.
04/2000 – 07/2004 Client/Project Title: Carigali Triton Operating Company Sdn Bhd/Leader of a
consortium handling Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication,
Hook-up & Commissioning of a offshore facility consisting of 3 Wellhead Platforms,
1 Riser/Compression Platform, I Central Processing Platform with Living Quarters
and a Flare Boom and pipelines.
Position: Lead Technical Safety Engineer (beginning and final phase)
Responsibilities: Involved in the design challenge phase of CTOC and later follow-
up and close out of all offshore punch list action items.
04/1999 – 10/2000 Client/Project Title: Exxon Exploration & Production Malaysia Inc (EPMI) Small
Field Development.
Responsibilities: Conceptualizing and developing minimum unmanned offshore
platform for EPMI.

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04/1999 – 10/2000 Client/Project Title: Petropars Samsung Sadra/South Pars Gas Field Development
Project – Phase 1.
Responsibilities: Endorsement of the Basic Design and Detailed Design of the
topsides of 5 platforms and bridges. This includes preparation of requisition packages,
technical bid evaluation & vendor incorporation. Overall responsible for Safety and
Loss Prevention design which includes then CO2 extinguishing system.
04/1999 – 07/2000 Client/Project Title: Titan Polyethylene (M) Sdn Bhd/Titan HDPE Plant.
Position: Deputies Lead Technical Safety Engineer
Responsibilities: Follow-up of safety and loss prevention design
11/1998 – 09/2000 Client/Project Title: TOTAL Myanmar/LPG Injection Project.
Responsibilities: Conceptualizing layouts and safety concepts for LPG injection and
storage into pipeline to meet pipeline specifications. The site is located in the jungle
between Thailand/Myanmar borders.
08/1998 – 10/1999 Client/Project Title: Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd. ANGSI Field Development which
consists of ANGSI Production/Living Quarters Platform and ANDRA
Drilling/Riser platform.
Responsibilities: Responsible for all loss prevention and safety design for ANGSI
CPP platform.
KVAERNER PETROMINCO ENGINEERING (KPE) SDN BHD (02/1990 – 08/1998)
Senior Process/Process Safety Lead
Responsibilities - His earlier role in KPE as senior process engineer he carried out process simulations
and developed Process and Utility Schemes (PFDs and UFDs), Heat and Material
Balance (H&MB), process equipment sizing and duties, vessel and line sizing, pumps
and control valve sizing, flare and relief sizing, generating process and utilities
datasheets, P&IDs and U&IDs, SAFE Charts, Safeguarding Memorandum, process
reports, etc.
In 1994 he switch role from process engineering to process safety. His main task as
process safety engineer was in Loss Prevention design and Safety and Fire Fighting
Philosophies. His other activities were coordinating and carrying out 3rd party safety
studies such as QRA and Fire and Blast Analysis. He started generating EERA, ESSA,
DORA, ALARP Assessment, Lord Cullen Recommendations for Occidental Jintan
Fields and was instrumental in developing the first Safety Case(s) for Shell D35
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05/1998 – 08/1998 Responsibilities: Lead Process Safety Engineer for St Joseph Gas Re-Injection Project
for Sabah Shell Petroleum Company (SSPC) including developing St Joseph Safety
Case.
05/1996 – 05/1998 Responsibilities: Senior Process Safety Engineer for the Jintan Development Project
for Occidental Petroleum (M) LLC. Was responsible for the full process safety design
and loss prevention design including firewater system, hydraulic calculations, Safety
and SIMOPs Philosophies, Hazard Register, ESSA, DORA, Compliance with Cullen
Recommendations, ALARP Assessment, Risk Reduction Measures (RRM),
Qualitative Risk Assessment, Surface Safety System Analysis, Involved in the
Environmental Impact Assessment for DOE Approval.
11/1997 – 05/1998 Responsibilities: Loss Prevention Specialist for MASA FPSO for Trenergy
04/1996 – 07/1997 Responsibilities: Fire Prevention Specialist on the EPMI Lawit Onshore slugcatcher
Facilities including obtaining Bomba Approval.
11/1994 – 12/1995 Responsibilities: Lead Process Safety Engineer/Senior Process engineer for
Conceptual and Detail Design of ERB-West Modification and Onshore Gas Terminal
(SBGAST) for Petronas Carigali. Loss prevention and process design including write-
up of existing operating procedure manual
11/1992 – 12/1993 Responsibilities: Senior Process Engineer for the detailed design of M3DR-A
platform for SSB/SSPC consisting of drilling/riser platform.
08/1993 – 12/1993 Responsibilities: Lead Process Engineer/Project engineer for modular upgrades of
Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) Tukau Platform. Work done in KPE’s Miri office.
06/1992 – 11/1992 Responsibilities: Lead Process Engineer detailed design for Betty platform installation
barge visit in preparation for SIPROD operation for PCSB.
04/1992 – 10/1992 Responsibilities: Lead Process Safety Engineer Conceptual Design for SSB M3 field
development project including Qualitative Risk Analysis to finalize complex
configuration.
03/1992 – 11/1992 Responsibilities: Lead Process Engineer. Complete a study for PCSB evaluating
various options of desalination units for its offshore platforms.
06/1991 – 08/1992 Responsibilities: Senior Process Engineer for the Conceptual and Detailed design of
SSB/SSPC Samarang SMG-A complex additional LP compression including
screening studies to evaluated different compression concepts.
10/1990 – 06/1994 Responsibilities: Senior Process Engineer Detailed Design of D35 complex for SSB
including follow-up engineering after start-up. Develop operating procedure manual
and was seconded to SSB in developing the first Safety Case for SSB.
04/1990 – 02/1991 Responsibilities: Viking offshore Seligi – B drilling platform.

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TENAGA EWBANK PREECE (BRUNEI SHELL) (04/1988 – 01/1990)
Senior Process/Facilities Engineer
Seconded to Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) as part of the Piper Alpha Safety Task Force to carry out safety modular
upgrades on existing BSP facilities (both offshore and onshore facilities). Some of the activities include the
following:
Responsibilities - Front End Design of AMPA-10 total facility revamp including wellheads, flowlines,
headers, satellite well test module, etc.;
- Producing Hazardous Area Classification drawings including carrying out site surveys
and gas dispersion modelling on all major offshore complexes i.e. AMPA, Fairley and
Champion 7;
- Carry out technical reviews on offshore installations after as-building and make
recommendations to do safety modular upgrades if necessary;
- Project engineer task for all as-build, deliverables includes P&IDs, plot plan, escape
routes, relief valves, corrode piping isos, etc. ;
- Coordinating and supervising other disciplines to ensure datelines are met.
DET NORSKE VERITAS SDN BHD (1983 – 04/1988)
Process Safety Engineer/Surveyor
Perform Risk and Quantitative Risk Analysis studies, certification and verification of offshore and onshore
projects. Coordinator of Third Party Inspection activities between all disciplines worldwide for Sabah Shipyard
TEMANA TEK ‘A’ platform and SELIGI Living Quarters for EPMI.
Responsibilities - DNV Surveyor at site (1 year): Gas Processing Plant 1 (GPP1) project for Petronas
Gas, LPG Refrigeration Propane and Butane Storage Tanks at Telok Kalong, Fuel Gas
Skid at Perwaja and GPP at Kerteh;
- Perform QRA for Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB)on the finger slugcatcher and
associated equipment to estimate probability of major fires, etc. and to analysis
blowdown of flaring system;
- Dulang Oilfield Development Project for Petronas Carigali, complete conceptual and
Detail Design Verification works;
- F6 Gas Field Development Project for Sarawak Shell Bhd (SSB), complete Detail
Design Verification which consist of Living quarters, Production and Drilling platform
including offshore site Safety and QA during hook-up and pre-commissioning audit
works;
- Duyong Gas Field for PCSB; final review of as-build drawings and final
recommendations;
- Co-ordinate Third Party Inspection activities for Sabah Shipyard TEMANA TEK ‘A’
platform and SELIGI Living Quarters for EPMI

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01/1985 – 06/1986 Job Assignment to Det Norske Veritas, Head Office at Oslo, Norway.
- Assign part time to Veritec, attended and participated on numerous in-house training
on Risk Assessment Methodology and assisted in performing QRA studies i.e. QRA
study for PCSB finger slug catcher and Fire Risk Analysis for F6 complex;
- Evaluation ESD valves in liquid discharge from low pressure compressor interstage and
discharge scrubber for Dan ‘F” field;
- Evaluate turbine dual fuel system during changeover and start-up operation for BP Ula
Field Development;
- Evaluate modification of Odin LQ platform to meet Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
(NPD) requirements;
- Evaluate depressurization of Petrojarl Production and Testing ship for the Oseberg
Field;
- Type approval work of Rockwool Fin Batt to be used on A60 decks in the
Netherlands/Belgium water and A60/B15 fire doors;
- Was involved with Veritas Research in predicting erosion/corrosion of components up
to first stage separation.
SALCON ENGINEERING SDN BHD (1981 – 1983)
Application Sales Engineer
Responsibilities Some of the projects and activities includes the following;
- Co-leader in Control Valve Technology course conducted for National Electricity
Board (LLN) engineers and technicians at Bangi training centre;
- Providing technical services and parts scheduling of all Masoneilan control valves for
LLN Prai, Port Dickson and Pasir Gudang power stations. Assist in maintenance and
in-service inspection of these valves;
- Provide technical assistance for the Ayer Molek Oil Mill project, Indonesia, for their
sterilization control system and power generation system in terms of sizing and
material selection for valves and instrumentation;
- Commissioning of the steam receiver system at Federal Palm Oil Mill, Perak
- General sales and application assistance for factories, palm oil mills and refineries,
M&Es building and general industries.
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTORS ELECTRONIC SDN BHD (1979 – 1981)
Process Assembly Engineer
Responsibilities - Job functions included design of new and existing process assembly lines. Do
feasibility studies of new electro-mechanical equipment and implement yield
improvement program.

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